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A novel percutaneous approach to retrieve an ingested extra-esophageal foreign body

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We report a case of an 8-year-old boy who presented to our emergency department with progressive onset of dysphagia and odynophagia after eating barbecued steak that evening. Radiographs revealed a metal bristle from a barbecue brush at the level of the proximal esophagus. The otolaryngologist attempted to retrieve this bristle using flexible esophagoscopy, but unfortunately it pushed the bristle extra-esophageal. In order to avoid major open surgery with associated morbidity, a novel percutaneous image-guided minimally invasive percutaneous approach was used to successfully retrieve the bristle.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    David Volders & Manraj K. S. Heran

  2. Division of Neuroradiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, 899 West 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

    Manraj K. S. Heran

  3. Department of Radiology, British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Manraj K. S. Heran

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Volders, D., Heran, M.K.S. A novel percutaneous approach to retrieve an ingested extra-esophageal foreign body. Pediatr Radiol 49, 1234–1237 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-019-04416-2

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